The Papua New Defence Force (PNGDF) continues to be involved in the now recovery efforts of the North Coast Aviation BN-2 Islander that crashed into the Sarawaget mountain range on Sunday, 22nd December 2024. PNGDF dispatched a helicopter on Monday, 23rd December 2024 at 0900hrs to join other first responders including Manalos Aviation. Earlier that morning, a Manalos Aviation helicopter sighted the wreckage. The PNGDF crew flew to the site and tried to winch the crew down to the crash site. However, the weather closed in preventing this attempt. On Tuesday, 24th December 2024 a team from the PNGDF Special…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
People in the Momase and Highlands regions don’t have to travel far to Port Moresby city to get a passport or renew it, now that the Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Service Authority (ICSA) has a new passport printing service center in Lae city. The ICSA has officially opened a new passport printing service center in its Lae Regional Office on Monday 23rd December 2024, signifying a transfer of services from Port Moresby to Lae. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Immigration, John Rosso, officially opened the new passport printing facility located inside the PNG Immigration and Citizenship…
The public can expect no further increases or decreases in Public Motor Vehicle (PMV) buses and taxi fares for next year right across the country. The country’s consumer watchdog, the Independent Consumer and Competitions Commission (ICCC) in a public notice issued recently, informed PMV and taxi operators and the public that the maximum fares will remain the same in 2025. The ICCC’s notice also comes with a stern warning, warning all PMV and taxi operators operating in all licensed routes to comply with the maximum fares (with applicable concessions) that were applied in 2024, in 2025. The Commission further informed…
A man in Port Moresby city was shot by police on the leg on Christmas Day after he attempted to stab a police officer and tried to flee. According to police reports, the incident took place at Morata 2 when a police dog unit call-sign ‘Delta 112’ conducted motorized patrol and came across a group of drunkards consuming liquor in public at around 1pm. During the encounter the drunkards were dispersed, and it was during that time the suspect namely Jimmy Jamis from Southern Highlands province, swung a screwdriver towards one of the Police Dog Unit members to immediately stab…
The Prime Minister (PM) James Marape, while acknowledging the significant role of the media in national development, urges media houses to continue to uphold ethics and standards in their reporting of news stories. The prime minister, when meeting with senior journalists and reporters on Monday 23rd December in Port Moresby city, said he wanted to see this legacy protected, maintained and passed on to following generations as the country faces 50 years of nationhood. However, the Prime Minister also called on the media to be more accountable, balanced and accurate in its dissemination of information. “We all have a role…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Manolos Aviation, which led the Search & Rescue efforts into the crashed North Coast Aviation (NCA) aircraft, has confirmed that there are no survivors. In short statement posted on the Manolos Aviation social media page, the CEO Mr. Jurgen Ruh confirmed that their medical doctor onboard a PNGDF helicopter who was inserted into the terrain confirmed that no one survived the plane crash. The CEO also sends his condolences to the families of the deceased. Meantime, the first body retrieved from crash site of the North Coast Aviation aircraft in the jungles of Morobe…
The twenty-six members of the Tongan Legislative Assembly will choose the country’s new Prime Minister, through secret ballot, in a special sitting in Nuku’alofa on Christmas Eve. The Speaker Lord Fakafanua confirmed that the names of two contenders were received by the Clerk’s office when the nomination deadline closed at 4.30pm on Monday, December 23. He said parliament will sit at 10am on Christmas Eve, when the sealed nomination envelopes will be opened and the nomination procedures takes place, before the actual vote is taken. The 17 Peoples’ Representatives and nine Nobles Representatives will then vote in a new Prime…
Police in Port Moresby continue to receive support from business houses this festive season as they continue the good work in keeping the city safe, this time receiving support from the National Gaming Control Board (NGCB). The NGCB in partnership with its stakeholders, the gaming site owners, generously donated food items to all police stations in the city to support police officers celebrate Christmas. This Christmas initiative is designed to support the hardworking and dedicated police officers as they prepare for their Christmas celebrations and to express the Board and its stakeholders’ heartfelt appreciation for their commitment throughout the year,…
The people of Gulf province stand to benefit more from the recent signing of contract for the Pasca A Project between the National Government, the Mineral Resources Development Company (MRDC) and developer Twinza Oil (PNG) Limited. Speaking at the signing ceremony which took place at the Government House in Port Moresby city on Thursday 19th December, Prime Minister James Marape announced that once Twinza decides on its Financial Investment Decision (FID), which is a critical stage in energy projects where funding is approved, and execution begins, the operator will set up base and operating out of Kerema town, meaning spin…
Another massive oils and gas project is ready to get off the ground following a historic signing of contracts today at the Government House at Konedobu in Port Moresby city this morning. That project is the Pasca A Project, which will be the county’s first offshore gas project just off the coast of the Gulf province. The gas project was agreed to recently in a signing between PNG Government and developer Twinza Oil (PNG) Limited with the signing of the agreements. Today’s signing seals the contract with work to progress towards its development stage. According to Prime Minister James Marape,…